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Re:What Makes a Great Software Engineer? [pdf] by jwdunne on Monday December 11, 2017 @07:10AM (#15896559)
Well it's not for me to recommend. I don't recommend it if you don't feel you've got where you need to be and that matters very much.

There's tonnes of reasons why I wouldn't recommend parenthood. I don't think I was ready by any margin. All I'm saying is that I don't regret it and I consider it the best decision of my life.

Re:What Makes a Great Software Engineer? [pdf] by mcny on Monday December 11, 2017 @07:21AM (#15896606)
I'll say the selfish thing. There isn't (and rightly so) any law that requires us to have children. I say use it. Let the suckers who want children raise the children we need to take care of us when we are to old.

My personal recommendation us when in doubt, err on the side of not having children. Don't make life harder on you than it has to be.

Re:What Makes a Great Software Engineer? [pdf] by jwdunne on Monday December 11, 2017 @08:12AM (#15896801)
Sensible advice if not coloured with the chalk of Ayn Rand!

Hopefully I do a good job and it'll be my honour when my children look after the old when they grow up.

Re:What Makes a Great Software Engineer? [pdf] by shrimp_emoji on Monday December 11, 2017 @08:35AM (#15896900)
Ideally, they won't look after the old; their robots will.